Houston man shot to death in apparent robbery

Published 1:10 pm, Saturday, July 13, 2013

Police are looking for possibly two people who fatally shot a man Friday afternoon at his southeast Houston home.

Tony Lee Hornsby, 53, of the 5200 block of Pederson, was found dead about 4:30 p.m. when officers responded to a request from firefighters who were already at the scene, HPD spokesman Kese Smith said.

Hornsby suffered gun shot wounds to his arm and abdomen, Smith said.

Witnesses told police it appeared he had been killed during a robbery committed by two people who fled. No details about the robbery were given in the report of the shooting, Smith said.

Anyone with information about either the robbery or shooting is asked to call HPD's Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Houston Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).

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